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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Lin Rhea on November 15, 2008, 08:55:00 PM
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Yea, it could only happen to me. :rolleyes:
Since I cant seem to hang on to one of my own knives, I carry one made by a fellow bladesmith, Ray Kirk. My reasoning is that I will sell one that I made, but would never sell someone elses. :D Thus I will always have a knife. Anyway, I have a lot of confidence in Ray's knives and use it every day.
This past week I was working on a house in Little Rock and must have dropped the knife from the sheath in the neighbors drive. I still cant figure that one out. I walked over to their driveway to get a better look at our handywork and kicked something on the ground and there was my knife. It had been run over by the lady very recently. I looked it over good and all it did was scar it up a little. The handle material was still holding up great and it barely put a nick in the cutting edge, which will sharpen out, I'm sure.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3032752011_a92215f1d5.jpg)
The handle is Buckeye burl that has been stabilized, so I guess that's explain the white coloring of the scratches. The drive way was Washed Aggregate and pretty rough, so I'm really impressed with the strength of this little knife.
Lin :)
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Cool knife, now you have a interesting story and some battle scars to go with it!
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wow. talk about some quality work. do i see a hamon?
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A Timex knife! LOL
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A re-finished handle and she'll look good as new...the tire on the other hand :scared: tippit
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Now thats a knife....bowdoc
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I bet you know someone who can fix that handle if the scratches aren't too deep!
That blade has a nice patina.
Dan
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That's funny Lin. Ray builds a great knife, there's the proof!
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OUCH!!!
I bet your neighbor follows you around more just looking for things you drop!